Bandar Seri Begawan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$638
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
34
96
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
50K
18.7M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 46% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4932nd and 6835th ($1138 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 2614th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Guangzhou

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Bandar Seri Begawan Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1236
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694